Kenya African National Union (KANU) chairman Gideon Moi has condemned the looting and vandalism of properties witnessed during anti-government protests on Tuesday.
The chairman said the destructions are aimed at discrediting the peaceful protests.
He said that the protests have been peaceful over the past two weeks, with protesters armed with only water placards chanting in solidarity.
“This evidently well-organized infiltrations are clearly aimed at discrediting the genuine protestors. We strongly condemn these acts of looting and vandalism,” he said.
The former Baringo senator has called on the youths to help the authorities identify individuals who were stealing and destroying properties to profit from the protests.
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“We call on security officers to swiftly arrest and charge these disruptive elements, while also ensuring the protection of the peaceful and unarmed protestors.”
This came after the Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS)Kithure Kindiki warned against planned protests on Thursday and Sunday, vowing to end the widespread violence in the country.
This is following the vandalism and looting that erupted in Nairobi, Mombasa, Nakuru, and Kisumu, leaving at least 2 more people dead, bringing the number of fatalities to 41.
“The organizers of today’s (Tuesday) orgy of violence in parts of Nairobi, Mombasa, and several other parts of the country are reportedly planning to repeat their anarchic chaos and cruel plunder again on Thursday and Sunday this week, and perhaps much more frequently in the future,” Kindiki said in a statement on Tuesday evening.
Kindiki has vowed decisive action against those responsible for the anarchy and assured the public that the violence's planners, financiers, and executors would be held accountable once the ongoing investigation is complete.
